PETALING JAYA, 29 Oct 2008: Organisers of a peace forum are waiting for the Foreign Ministry’s approval before re-inviting Nobel laureate and Iranian human rights lawyer Shirin Ebadi to Malaysia. Universiti Malaya (UM) deputy vice-chancellor Professor Datuk Dr Mohd Amin Jalaludin said the university was reissuing the invitation via the International Peace Foundation, which is […]
Current Issues
Mukhriz: Untimely to abolish 30% quota
ALOR STAR, 29 Oct 2008: The abolishment of the 30% Bumiputera equity in public listed companies will only weaken further the economy of the Malays, Umno Youth executive council member Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said today. He said that now was not the time to make such a proposal. Instead, proposals for improving the economy of […]
Grand coalition not feasible
By Zedeck Siew(Source: sxc.hu) REFLECTING on the 37-year history of the Barisan Nasional (BN), it is easy to conclude that there is some worth in grand coalitions and their ability to demonstrate political strength and unity. In the aftermath of the 8 March 2008 general election, there have been calls by some for the formation of a […]
PM: Eurocopter purchase put on hold
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Oct 2008: The government has put on hold the purchase of Eurocopter’s EC 725 Cougar helicopters until the global economic situation stabilises, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said today. Abdullah, who is the defence minister, said the decision was made at a 13 Oct 2008 National Economic Council meeting which […]
Don’t politicise language, says Shafie
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Oct 2008: The Penang government was today told not to politicise language in its recent move to have road signs in different languages. Unity, Culture, Arts and Heritage Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said the move was disrespectful of the recent call by the Council of Rulers that had reminded people […]
PAS unhappy with PKNS chief appointment
SHAH ALAM, 28 Oct 2008: PAS, a member of the Pakatan Rakyat coalition government in Selangor, is unhappy with the appointment of Low Siew Moi as Selangor State Development Corporation (PKNS) head. Selangor PAS commissioner Datuk Dr Hasan Mohamad Ali, who is also state executive councillor, said today the party would help the state government […]
Irene Fernandez wants conviction set aside
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Oct 2008: Tenaganita Sdn Bhd director Irene Fernandez wants the High Court to set aside her conviction and jail term on the grounds that the record of appeals is incomprehensible. Her counsel, M Puravelan, told the court that a portion of the evidence notes written by the trial judge was unclear. Following […]
Unwritten Federal Court judgement delays review
PUTRAJAYA, 28 Oct 2008: The hearing of an application for a judicial review by five Hindraf leaders detained under the Internal Security Act (ISA) was adjourned today because there was no written judgment by the Federal Court. Federal Court judge Datuk Nik Hashim Nik Abdul Rahman, who presided over the hearing, ordered the previous Federal […]
HDC to expand international halal markets
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Oct 2008: The Halal Industry Development Corporation (HDC) aims to penetrate deeper into international markets, especially the US, Europe and Japan. Managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Seri Jamil Bidin said HDC had been aggressively focusing on capturing international markets since it assumed the responsibility for halal certification from the Islamic […]
“Fund criminal pro bono cases”
KUALA LUMPUR, 28 Oct 2008: Malaysian Bar Council president Datuk Ambiga Sreenevasan wants the government to help fund criminal pro bono cases because there are too many for the Bar Council’s legal aid centres to handle. Ambiga said since last year, the Bar Council had around 18,000 mostly criminal cases for its lawyers to handle […]
